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PhD researcher, Gaeilgeoir, Gamer, Software engineer, Wannabe-Swede, Nerd that likes to spread as much Joptimism as possible!! ☀️😎✨🏳️‍🌈 https://joshmcgiff.github.io/

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I am starting to believe that the popularity of a language is directly proportional to the amount of brainrot content available for it on social media. Irish may be low-resource but it's definitely high-meme :)

12.03.2026 15:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Creidim ionat!! Tá "poetic license" agat mar a déarfá, mar sin bain taitneamh as cumadh na n-ainmneacha :)

07.01.2026 09:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thar a bheith suimiúil Joe! Tá sé fíor scanrúil an méid bia próiseáilte atá á n-nithe againn. Caithfimid dul ar ais chuig na bunrudaí is docha.

07.01.2026 09:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

omd is aoibheann liom an smaoineamh seo! Bain triail as! Bheadh tú in ann leabhar crua a dhéanamh as chomh maith. Bheinn sásta ceann a cheannach fiú!!

07.01.2026 09:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I didn't expect to be on Liveline talking about this today 😳

06.01.2026 15:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's so enraging. These social media companies need to be held to account. They should have to enforce content policies regarding misinformation etc.

01.01.2026 17:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I am sickened to see that users are able to create AI generated photos of regular and genuine users on Twitter now.

I sincerely ask, who are these platforms actually for if traffic is dominated by bots, and real people can be turned into pornographic content?!

It's sick.

01.01.2026 17:14 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Do you have any recommendations for TV shows/documentaries in the language? 👀

30.12.2025 19:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I accidentally came across BBC Alba and was shocked at how similar Gaidhlig is to Gaeilge. I would say the two languages are almost mutually intelligible, aside from some pronounciation and naming convention quirks.

Time for a deep dive on the language I guess 🤩 #ScottishGaelic

30.12.2025 02:05 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Soak it up: everything science taught us about health and wellness in 2025 Do hot baths improve endurance? Will creatine bolster your brain power? Does pickle juice prevent cramp? Here’s what we learned about living well this year

Such an interesting read!! Maybe I should start drinking coffee 😩
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

28.12.2025 10:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ní thuigim: does AI even understand Gaeilge? We designed the Irish grammar test to end all Irish grammar tests to answer this question. The results were not great

"Should Gaeilgeoirí have to surrender their data to tech corporations in order to be included in public services, or to benefit from AI tools that enhance productivity?"

Read more about the implications of poor AI model understanding of Gaeilge here: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

20.11.2025 14:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Dia dhaoibh ar fad arís! Anois, táimid ag lorg daoine chun cluiche gairid a dhéanamh dúinn. Dá mbá rud é go bhfuil tú líofa sa Ghaeilge agus go bhfuil ~10 nóiméad agat, seol msg chugam! Bheinn thar a bheith bhuíoch!!! Tá deis agat cur le taighde le tionchar, don teanga.

#CabhairAgTeastáil #Gaeilge

08.10.2025 19:16 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This is super impressive and cool! Well done!!

08.10.2025 08:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Bluesky server issue froze some users’ feeds this morning My feed, and some others, failed to update for hours.

Bhí fadhb ag Bluesky cúpla lá ó shin, uaidh sin bhí 'Bluesky Gaeilge' as ord go dtí seo!

Tá sé ar ais ag obair anois!

www.theverge.com/news/784442/...

30.09.2025 07:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Abairtí randamacha atá ann a chlúdaíonn rialacha gramadaí difriúla. Tá péire d'abairtí cruthaithe againn (abairt ceart le habairt mícheart ó thaobh an ghramadach de) agus tá orainn cinntiú nach bhfuil aon botún ann.

19.09.2025 07:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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📢 Táimid ag lorg daoine le cáilíocht sa Ghaeilge chun léamh profaí a dhéanamh ar thurgnamh atá déanta againn.

People with qualifications in Irish needed to proof-read some of our experiments.

Seol teachtaireacht chugam má tá suim! - Participants will be acknowledged in an academic publication.

18.09.2025 13:32 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Fotha @bsky.app i nGaeilge?? Maith thú @joshtheoptimist.bsky.social! Beimid á leanúint as seo amach!

#gaeilge #foghlaimgaeilge #learnirish #blueskygaeilge

17.09.2025 10:05 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Go raibh maith agat as an feed seo a roinnt Tom! I hope it helps with immersion ar líne :)

15.09.2025 07:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Anuas ar gach rud éile, táim ag oibriú ar theicneolaíocht nua don Ghaeilge agus táim ar bís chun gach rud a roinnt i gceann tamaill! ✨ #PhD #Gaeilge

08.09.2025 08:27 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ah bhí bug sa chód chomh maith a lig postálacha Béarla isteach sa fotha seo.

Tá sé socraithe anois!! Is féidir linn sult a bhaint as postálacha Gaeilge, agus muid sábhailte ó na ag daoine a mbíonn ag úsáid an tag mícheart srl... ✨

bsky.app/profile/did:...

08.09.2025 08:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Omd tá fíor-bhrón orm!! Táim ar sos óna meán soisialta agus ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh "Bluesky Gaeilge" as ard mar a déarfá!

Tá sé ar ais ag obair anois ag: bsky.app/profile/josh...

05.09.2025 08:44 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started the countdown on Spotify. Pre-save now.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started the countdown on Spotify. Pre-save now.

He has risen 🥹✊

03.05.2025 10:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Omd féar plé duit ! Tá sé sin thar a bheith impressive ar fad!! Déarfainn go raibh sé deacair é ar fad a chur le chéile. GRMA as cur leis an pobal acadúil leis chomh maith 😊

01.05.2025 19:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow tá sé seo ar fheabhas. Táim ag tnúth leis an teicneolaíocht seo a úsáid!! Maith thú @ellenfcorbett.bsky.social! Béidh sé seo thar a bheith úsáideach i gcomhair foghlaimeoirí agus taighdeoirí ina measc.

01.05.2025 16:54 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Bhí sé deas am a chaitheamh ag scríobh faoi rudaí practicúil a bhfuil ceangailte le mo thaigdhe ar fad :)

15.04.2025 14:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Could AI help you learn Gaeilge? Artificial intelligence could be the key to narrowing the language gap that locks aspiring Gaeilgeoirí out of learning the language

Táim thar a bheith bhuíoch chun a bheith foilsithe ag RTÉ! Labhraím faoi na deiseanna teicneolaíochta atá ann chun cumhacht a thabhairt do Ghaeilgeoirí.

I got to credit @kscanne.bsky.social, @kingdonncha1.bsky.social and @aonghusoha.bsky.social for their amazing work! 👏

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

15.04.2025 13:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Fadhb ar bith!! B'fhéidir go gcabhróidh sé seo leat chomh maith. Tá sé in úsáid agam an t-am are fad! bsky.app/profile/did:...

11.04.2025 07:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Chruthaigh mé fotha nua a aimsíonn na postálacha ar fad scriofa i nGaeilge amháin! 🥳

It uses a little machine learning model to differenciate between posts tagged in Irish and posts that are actually written in Irish - love people using it on random posts 🤩

Bain triail as!
bsky.app/profile/did:...

09.04.2025 12:01 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Omd agus bhí rud eigint deas le rá agat😭 #bulaíocht

19.03.2025 21:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Then we can really predict the future!!

12.03.2025 19:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0